Emperor's Grace

In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Yunjing took the four servants chosen for him by the steward and prepared to leave. Before going out, the nanny brought Yuan Bao over. The little guy woke up half an hour ago, and he was full of energy after drinking milk. When he saw Zhu Yunjing, he threw himself into his arms. Zhu Yunjing hugged him and kissed him several times: "Be good, Daddy will be away for a while, and he will come back when he finds your father."

Yuan Bao was ignorant and didn't understand what his father was talking about. Zhu Yunjing touched his face and handed him back to the nanny. Yuan Bao's mouth opened, as if he had sensed something, he didn't cry, just froze Staring at Zhu Yunjing in a daze: "Ah..."

Zhu Yunjing sighed softly, told the nanny to take him away, and got on the horse without hesitation.

From Qiongguan to Yuzhen Kingdom, it will take more than ten days to rush on without a break. On the way, Zhu Yunjing has experienced the lonely smoke in the desert, the sunset over the long river, the yellow clouds thousands of miles away, and the wild geese blown by the north wind. He came here After more than a year at the border, it was the first time I saw the scenery beyond the Great Wall that those literati and poets repeatedly chanted, but I didn't care to appreciate it. I hurried all the way, and finally arrived at the capital of Yuzhen Kingdom on No. 12 days after leaving the border.

In order to be low-key and unobtrusive, before entering the city, Zhu Yunjing and the men she brought all changed into barbarian attire. Zhu Yunjing also changed her appearance a little, covering up her original overly outstanding appearance, and pretending to be from other neighboring countries. The merchants successfully sneaked into the city.

This city outside the Great Wall is beyond Zhu Yunjing's expectation. Although the scale is far inferior to Dayan's capital city and even worse than Huyang City, the streets and alleys are bustling with traffic, and the unique mansions are also decent. , much better than any of the towns they passed through along the way.

There were also spies placed by the Dayan people here, Zhu Yunjing ordered three men to go down to inquire about the news separately, and only took the remaining one to wander around the most prosperous commercial street in the city.

This street is very lively, there are shops one after another, selling everything, Zhu Yunjing casually observes the surroundings, trying not to be noticeable, they are newcomers, and they dare not go too far in this strange land. publicity.

At noon, Zhu Yunjing walked into a tea house on the side of the street, didn't ask for a private seat, and sat down in the lobby on the first floor, drinking tea and snacks, quietly listening to the people around chatting lively.

Zhu Yunjing can understand the barbarian's language, and the servants he brought here are also specially selected to speak barbarian language. The most talked about by these people is the battle with Dayan just finished. It can be heard from the complaints of ordinary people in the country that they are very dissatisfied with the unreasonable provocation of Dayan by those in power. They are all worried about their own safety and fear that the Dayan people will retaliate.

Zhu Yunjing was also secretly thinking about the possibility of the imperial court taking revenge and bringing these wolfish and ambitious small countries into obedience. It is not a simple matter to fight a war. Soldiers, horses, food and grass must be fully prepared. Leading the army is also the key. These small northern Yi countries are colluding with each other, and there are foreign people behind them to support them. It is not easy to deal with them.

The previous time it took them five years to mobilize 50 troops to repel the Cangrong people, but because they did not kill the grass roots, they came to provoke them again in just two years. How to deal with the two countries of Yuzhen and Cangrong, if you still reduce the big things to small things and accept their false surrender, I am afraid that troubles will happen sooner or later.

"Have you heard that the third prince who went to the Yan Dynasty has returned. It is said that he has done a lot of things for our Yuzhen Kingdom in the Yan Dynasty over the years. King Khan is very satisfied. It can't be too peaceful."

"No, the second prince insisted on provoking Yan Dynasty, but he failed to make it halfway, and was repulsed by the general of Yan Dynasty. He fled back in embarrassment and lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. His prestige in the court plummeted. , King Khan also complained about him quite a bit, I am afraid that the position of Khan will really fall into the hands of the Third Prince."

"Not necessarily. The second prince has a deep foundation after all. The third prince has been in the court for several years. How can the power in the court compare to the second prince? It is still unknown who will win."

Jade Masters don’t have as many red tapes as Dayan, and it’s normal to talk about state affairs in public in a teahouse. Listening to these Jade Masters’ chatter, Zhu Yunjing is a little surprised. The third prince they are talking about should be that The fake Chen Bo who escaped halfway back turned out to be the prince of Yuzhen Kingdom, and it is really unbelievable that a prince has been dormant on the border of Dayan for three or four years.

I just don't know how much useful information he stole, Zhu Yunjing narrowed his eyes lightly, thought for a moment and then shook his head slightly, that's all, he came this time to find someone, let's not mess with other things.

For several days after that, Zhu Yunjing wandered around in this city, and the servants went to inquire about the news separately but found nothing. Zhu Yunjing was a little disappointed and was hesitating whether to go to the next place until the afternoon of this day. , He turned to a street and stopped at the door of an iron shop.

This ironware shop is small in scale, most of the items sold are household items made by oneself, and there are also weapons, but there are few, private trading of weapons is prohibited in Dayan, but Yurenren does not have so many rules.Zhu Yunjing walked in, and saw the sword hanging on the wall at a glance. The thick black-golden hilt and scabbard had intricate patterns. Even if she didn't see the sword coming out of the sheath, she knew it must be A good sword is out of step with the mundane, good and bad things that surround it.

Zhu Yunjing's eyes darkened, it was He Huailing's sword, and on the hilt was the sword tassel that he had tied on before He Huailing left, he would never admit that he was mistaken.

The servant next to him was signaled by Zhu Yunjing's eyes, and asked the price directly, and the other party was unambiguous, and said 50 taels.

"Are there any other swords like this? We have collected as many as we have," said the servant.

The shopkeeper smiled and took a few swords that he thought were good and handed them over: "What do you think of these?"

Zhu Yunjing was expressionless, and the servant curled his lips and said: "It's very bad, it's far worse than that sword. Did you make that sword yourself? Why is there only that sword?"

"Of course!" the shopkeeper said righteously, "Everything in this shop is made by myself, and it is guaranteed to be genuine."

There is really not much credibility to this statement. The barbarian iron smelting technology is low, time-consuming and low-yield, and most of the weapons they make are useless, so they need to sneakily buy from Dayan merchants. He Huailing's sword is originally top-grade. It is not something these barbarians can refine.

Seeing a hint of guilt in the other party's eyes, she seemed suspicious again, Zhu Yunjing signaled her servant to pay for the sword, and without asking any further questions, she picked up the sword and went out.

In the inn, Zhu Yunjing carefully wiped the scabbard in her hand, there seemed to be some emotion hidden in the deep pupils, which was bottomless.

At Haishi, the servant came back to report, and they went to meet the shopkeeper of the ironware shop again. Under threats, the other party finally admitted that he picked up the sword, not far from the battlefield where the Dayan army fought with Daoist Yu. under the cliff.

"He said that he didn't see anyone when he picked up the sword. There was only one sword there. He thought it was a good sword, so he picked it up and hung it in the shop for sale. He shouldn't be lying."

Zhu Yunjing frowned slightly: "Did you expose your identities?"

"No, the shopkeeper has been scared out of his wits. He has told everything he knows. He should have never seen Lord Hou."

Zhu Yunjing lowered her voice: "Then let's go tomorrow and go to the place he said."

Early in the morning of the second day, they set off after breakfast, preparing to leave the city.

Walking halfway, the street was suddenly under martial law, saying that the third prince was passing by, and the people on the side had to avoid and give way, Zhu Yunjing thought that this fake Chen Bo was so arrogant, and wanted to see what he was like now, so she stopped Down, retreated to the corner behind the crowd.

Four or five tall horses passed by in a hurry, and the leading man was dressed as a barbarian prince, riding on a tall black horse, with an arrogant expression and cold eyes, followed by four or five soldiers, very majestic.

Zhu Yunjing looked at it coldly, but was a little surprised in her heart. The real appearance of this fake Chen Bo was quite rough, completely different from the gentle and gentle Chen Bo he pretended to be. No one recognized anyone, this superb disguise technique is really amazing.

As the horse passed by Zhu Yunjing, the speed of the fake Chen Bo slowed down for a moment, and his eyes moved to Zhu Yunjing.There was no panic on Zhu Yunjing's face, he and the people around him changed their appearances, it was impossible for this fake Chen Bo to recognize him.

When the four eyes met, the fake Chen Bo seemed to raise his eyebrows, Zhu Yunjing remained calm until the other party walked away, and then gradually his eyes darkened.

The servant next to him reminded him in a low voice: "Master, let's go quickly."

Zhu Yunjing didn't answer, and kept looking at the direction of the fake Chen Boyuan. After a long while, she slightly hooked the corners of her lips: "Don't worry, let's rest here for another day."

All the family members didn't know what his intention was, but Zhu Yunjing insisted that they had nothing to say, so they found an inn on this street and stayed.

In the evening, when they were about to have dinner, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps in the yard downstairs. The servants immediately became alert and took up their swords to protect Zhu Yunjing.

The door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and there were more than a dozen people holding weapons outside. They looked exactly the same as the private soldiers who followed the Third Prince early in the morning.

The servant is like facing the enemy: "Who are you?"

The visitor didn't answer, the leader waved his hand, and other people rushed into the room immediately, and a few servants were about to meet them, when Zhu Yunjing suddenly said: "Don't resist, follow them."

They were brought into the carriage, and after entering the palace, Zhu Yunjing was taken alone to an empty room. He looked around, and found that the room was magnificent and decorated with the characteristics of the Yi people. A pair of huge bison horns hanging on the wall are particularly eye-catching.

Zhu Yunjing stepped forward, raised her hand and touched the horn of the bison, quite interested, the door creaked open behind her, someone walked in slowly, and a chuckle sounded from behind: "Do you like it?"